تحويل القبلة
رجب or شعبان, ٢ هـ (624 م)
Masjid al-Qiblatayn, Madinah مسجد القبلتين – المدينة
Approximately sixteen or seventeen months after the Hijrah, the direction of prayer (Qiblah) was changed from Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem to the Ka'bah in Makkah. This occurred while the Prophet ﷺ was leading the Dhuhr (or Asr) prayer in the mosque of Banu Salamah. Midway through the prayer, the revelation came commanding the change, and the Prophet ﷺ and the congregation turned from facing Jerusalem to facing Makkah.
أهمّية الحدث
The change of Qiblah was a test of faith — those who truly followed the Prophet ﷺ obeyed immediately, while hypocrites and doubters used it as a point of criticism. The mosque where this occurred became known as Masjid al-Qiblatayn (the Mosque of the Two Qiblahs). The Ka'bah, built by Ibrahim, was restored as the center of Muslim worship.
الآيات القرآنية
قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةًۭ تَرْضَىٰهَا ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ
سورة Al-Baqarah, 144
We have certainly seen the turning of your face toward the heaven. So We will surely turn you to a Qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram.
الأحاديث النبوية
Sahih al-Bukhari, #4486
الراوي: Al-Bara' ibn Azib
“We prayed with the Prophet ﷺ toward Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months. Then he was turned toward the Ka'bah.”